Dai Youheng had traveled far from Star Luo City.
In truth, he had not sought out any special place for his secluded cultivation.
On the border of the Star Luo Empire, an ordinary, remote Small Town lay quietly nestled in the folds of the mountains.
It was far removed from the turmoil of the Soul Master World. Even the air seemed a little more still than elsewhere, with only the occasional curl of cooking smoke and a few barking dogs bearing witness to the passage of time.
At the edge of town, inside an unremarkable two-story apartment, Dai Youheng was preparing to undertake his so-called secluded cultivation in an extremely unconventional fashion.
Nana had quietly arrived several days earlier and arranged this simple lodging. The apartment had only two bedrooms, with plain furnishings and almost nothing superfluous.
One belonged to Nana, while the other belonged to Dai Youheng, who was currently lying flat on a hard plank bed.
He was neither sitting in meditation nor tempering his soul power. He was genuinely-sleeping!
The room was dim, with only a sliver of the setting sun slipping through a gap in the window, carving out the dust motes drifting through the air. Dai Youheng breathed slowly and evenly, his chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm. His expression was so peaceful that he seemed to be taking an afternoon nap rather than embarking on a prolonged bout of cultivation.
The Snow Empress's illusory figure floated beside the bed, a trace of barely concealed doubt and curiosity on her exquisite face. Watching the young man lying there as though oblivious to everything, she finally could not resist speaking. Her cool voice rang especially clear in the silent room. "Youheng, are you certain this will really work? Cultivating in a dream, and sleeping